RZA has been tapped to compose the original music for the upcoming indie drama Roxanne Roxanne. The film is written and directed by Michael Larnell and stars Chanté Adams, Mahershala Ali, Nia Long, Elvis Nolasco, Kevin Phillips and Shenell Edmonds. The movie is set in the 1980s and tells the story of a 14-year-old rap prodigy from New York City’s Queensbridge Projects named Lolita Shante Gooden, who would go onto become hip hop legend Roxanne Shanté. Pharrell Williams and Forest Whitaker are producing the project with Nina Yang Bongiovi (Dope, Fruitvale Station) and Mimi Valdes. Read the rest of this entry »
RZA to Score Michael Larnell’s ‘Roxanne Roxanne’
Posted: December 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Michael Larnell, Roxanne Roxanne, RZA
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Bear McCreary to Score Danny Strong’s ‘Rebel in the Rye’
Posted: December 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bear McCreary, Danny Strong, Rebel in the Rye
Bear McCreary has signed on to score the upcoming drama Rebel in the Rye. The film is written and directed by Danny Strong (Recount, Lee Daniels’ The Butler, Empire) and stars Nicholas Hoult, Kevin Spacey, Sarah Paulson, Zoey Deutch, Hope Davis and Victor Garber. The movie centers on the life and mind of reclusive author J.D. Salinger and goes from the bloody front lines of World War II to his early rejections and the PTSD-fueled writer’s block that led to his iconic novel, The Catcher in the Rye. Strong is also producing the project with Bruce Cohen (Silver Linings Playbook, American Beauty), Jason Shuman (The Messengers, Darkness Falls), as well as Molly Smith, Thad Luckinbill & Trent Luckinbill (Sicario, Demolition). Read the rest of this entry »
Sony Pictures Animation’s ‘Vivo’ to Feature Original Songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Posted: December 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Kirk De Micco, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Vivo
Lin-Manuel Miranda has composed original songs for the upcoming animated feature Vivo. The film will be directed by Kirk De Micco (The Croods, Space Chimps) and is being written by Quiara Alegría Hudes, Miranda’s collaborator on the stage musical In The Heights. The movie, which is supposed to feature 11 new songs, tells the tale of an adventurous capuchin monkey with a passion for music that makes a treacherous passage from Havana to Miami to fulfill his destiny. Lisa Stewart (Monsters vs Aliens, Turbo) is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Bad News Bears’ Trilogy Soundtrack Announced
Posted: December 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Craig Safan, Jerry Fielding, Paul Chihara, score, Soundtrack, The Bad News Bears, The Bad News Bears Go to Japan, The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
Quartet Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for The Bad News Bears trilogy. The 3-CD set features the score from the original 1976 sports comedy directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Walter Matthau & Tatum O’Neal composed by Academy Award nominee Jerry Fielding (The Wild Bunch, Escape from Alcatraz, The Gambler), the music from the 1977 sequel The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training composed by Craig Safan (The Last Starfighter, Cheers) and the score for 1978’s The Bad News Bears Go to Japan composed by Paul Chihara (China Beach, Death Race 2000). The soundtrack is now available for pre-order on the label’s website, where you can also check out the full album details and listen to audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack for ITV’s ‘The Halcyon’ to Be Released
Posted: December 14, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ITV, Jamie Cullum, Samuel Sim, score, Soundtrack, The Halcyon
Decca Records will release a soundtrack album for the ITV series The Halcyon. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Samuel Sim (Awake, Home Fires, Combat Hospital). Also included are two original songs written for the show by Jamie Cullum, as well as track by singer Beverley Knight who has a special guest appearance in the series where she performs at the Café De Paris. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically in the first week of January and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Click here to order the CD version as an import. The Halcyon is created by Charlotte Jones & Jack Lothian and stars Steven Mackintosh, Olivia Williams, Kara Tointon, Alex Jennings, Matt Ryan, Hermione Corfield and Mark Benton. The 8-part series is set in 1940 London and tells the story of a bustling and glamorous five star hotel at the centre of London society and a world at war. Read the rest of this entry »
Academy Announces 145 Original Scores in Oscar Race
Posted: December 13, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 145 scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2016 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 89th Academy Awards.
The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below, in alphabetical order by film title:
“The Abolitionists,” Tim Jones, composer
“Absolutely Fabulous The Movie,” Jake Monaco, composer
“The Accountant,” Mark Isham, composer
“Alice through the Looking Glass,” Danny Elfman, composer Read the rest of this entry »
Fil Eisler to Score Marti Noxon’s ‘To the Bone’
Posted: December 13, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fil Eisler, Marti Noxon, To the Bone
Fil Eisler has been hired to score the upcoming comedy To the Bone. The film marks the feature directorial debut of writer Marti Noxon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Fright Night, I Am Number Four) and stars Lily Collins, Keanu Reeves, Carrie Preston, Lili Taylor, Alex Sharp and Liana Liberato. The movie follows a 20-year old woman who is battling her severe anorexia and enters a group recovery home. Noxon also wrote the screenplay inspired by her own experiences with anorexia. Julie Lynn (Albert Nobbs, Mother and Child, Last Days in the Desert) and Bonnie Curtis (Minority Report, A.I. Artificial Intelligence) are producing the project for Mockingbird Pictures, alongside Karina Miller for Sparkhouse Media. Read the rest of this entry »
Academy Announces 91 Original Songs in Oscar Race
Posted: December 13, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced the short list of 91 songs that are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 89th Academy Awards.During the nominations process, all voting members of the Music Branch will receive a Reminder List of works submitted in the category and a compilation of the song clips. Members will be asked to watch the clips and then vote in the order of their preference for not more than five achievements in the category. The five achievements receiving the highest number of votes will become the nominations for final voting for the award. A maximum of two songs may be nominated from any one film. The nominations will be announced on January 24, 2017. Read the rest of this entry »
Brooke & Will Blair Scoring Macon Blair’s ‘I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore’
Posted: December 13, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brooke Blair, I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore, Macon Blair, Will Blair
Brooke Blair and Will Blair have been tapped to score the upcoming indie comedy I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore. The film is written and directed by their brother Macon Blair (The Monkey’s Paw) and stars Melanie Lynskey, Elijah Wood, David Yow, Jane Levy and Devon Graye. The movie follows a a depressed woman who – after being burglarized – finds a new sense of purpose by tracking down the thieves, alongside her obnoxious neighbor. Neil Kopp & Anish Savjani (Green Room, Certain Women, Meek’s Cutoff) are producing the project with Vincent Savino (Blue Ruins) and Mette-Marie Katz. Read the rest of this entry »
‘1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: December 13, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 1898 Los Ultimos de Filipinas, 1898 Our Last Men in the Philippines, Roque Banos, score, Soundtrack
Meliam Music has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish historical adventure drama 1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines (1898, Los Ultimos de Filipinas). The album features the film’s original music composed by Roque Banos (Don’t Breathe, In the Heart of the Sea, The Machinist, Evil Dead, Risen). The soundtrack is now available digitally overseas. Visit the Spanish Amazon store to listen to audio samples and to check out the track list. 1898, Our Last Men in the Phillippines is directed by Salvador Calvo and stars Luis Tosar, Javier Gutierrez, Karra Elejalde, Eduard Fernandez, Carlos Hipolito, Alvaro Cervantes, Ricardo Gomez, Patrick Criado, Emilio Palacios and Miguel Herran. Read the rest of this entry »
